Munster stalwart Paul O'Connell is ready to return to rugby's front line but may not make the the starting XV for this weekend's Heineken Cup clash with the Ospreys. The Irish Times' John Sullivan reports.
"Paul O'Connell has never shied away from a challenge so there was only ever going to be one answer to a query about whether he would be capable of starting Sunday’s Heineken Cup match against the Ospreys at Thomond Park.
"He would feel confident – but he expanded on that assertion by explaining the situation is unlikely to arise this weekend.
"Individually praising Munster’s roster of secondrows by name and singling out attributes he added that half a match for Young Munster and his provincial return to competitive rugby against Cardiff last weekend, again as a replacement, is not a sufficiently compelling argument to muscle his way past other contenders. The bench is his likely starting point."
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